The Bubonic Plague.
SUSPICIOUS CASE AT AUCKLAND. . . .;. There is reason to believe that, a mild case of plague affecting a human being has occurred at ... Auckland. In a report dent to the Colonial Secretary from Dr Mason and. Mr Gilruth on Friday it was^sjajc^^. " Dr Mason was in consultation with the superintendent of the Auck^gsd x > Hospital A boy was bitten by /a vat on the 17th, and four days .ajftejr-s,, wards he became ill. Pus^ulea ttnd .signi of septicaemia appeared.,., 088ft,./---examined material from the pustules, and it disclosed organisms whieh rendered the oase almost certain as one of the milder forms of bubonic plague. The boy was immediately isolated, and we have notified all the proper authorities that' it is ft suspicious case." A child ten years , old has "bden received at the Auckland! hospital suffering from inflammation caused by the bite of a rat early laat week. The inflammation is believed to be, sympathetic, but the authorities h&ve - thought it advisable to isolate the. case. - . .;> :, t _i: ..:'■
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Manawatu Herald, 1 May 1900, Page 2
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169The Bubonic Plague. Manawatu Herald, 1 May 1900, Page 2
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